Opinion

When they cleared for our house on 33rd Avenue S in SeaTac’s McMicken Heights, they scraped all the topsoil off the whole block and pushed it back into open land towards Highway 99.

Hard clay makes for a great foundation base. For three…MORE

A Road by Any Other Name

If I could rule the Viaduct I’d pick up from the zoo Panda Bears and Bengal Tigers And a Spotted Owl or two

Then plant thousand year old redwoods On her roads where they could roam Bury Indian bones and…MORE

By Mayor Mike McGinn

We are living in a time of deep inequality. Statistics show the United States is experiencing the worst income inequality since 1928. The top 1% control 34% of the nation’s wealth. And it hits unevenly. Communities of…MORE

Entering the beautiful new Navos Mental Health and Wellness Center, I thought, "Boy, I bet Mom would have been amazed and very proud."

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The occasion was the open house last Thursday for the…MORE

We had recently moved into McMicken Heights in the mid 40's. I decided to join the the volunteer fire fighters. They had one shiny new engine. The new station was built on SW 170th across the street from Herron's grocery store. Third son Tim (6)…MORE

Former Governor Albert D. Rossellini died today at the age of 101. In honor of his remarkable life Robinson Newspapers publisher Jerry Robinson wants to share a column he wrote during the time the Governor was in office in the 1960's that we…MORE

By Lisa QuinnLisa Quinn is a Ballard resident and the Executive Director of Feet First, an organization promoting walkable communities.

Like you, I love living in Ballard. And like you, I’m frustrated that it’s not the easiest…MORE

by John Fox and David Bloom

By defeating this $60 Car Tab Hike, we can send a strong message that it's NOT OK to continually hit low income people, working families, and seniors with excessive and colossally regressive charges, taxes, and…MORE

I coulda been a contender.

If not for Bobby Pendergrass and Donny Kirsch.

The three of us were kids crazy about baseball when we were growing up in Portland and though they never heard of me our lives intertwined.

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Many years ago, my restless teenage kids said Des Moines should be named, "Dead Moines."

While it was true there were very few young folk's activities, (population was 2,000 people) local reputations do take on a life of their own.